proviso
noun
a clause in a statute, contract, or the like, by which a condition is introduced.
provisoes
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pluralof proviso.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The bill, however, was clogged with provisoes against the encroachments of prerogative.
From History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Charles Campbell
Why was the crown entailed by so many provisoes, reserves, and limitations?
From A Seasonable Warning and Caution against the Insinuations of Papists and Jacobites in favour of the Pretender Being a Letter from an Englishman at the Court of Hanover by Daniel Defoe
Numerous heirs at law, reversioners, and creditors implored the Upper House to introduce such provisoes as might secure the innocent against all danger of being involved in the punishment of the guilty.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
Provided!—Oh!" cried Vivian, laughing, "spare your musty provisoes, my dear philosopher!
From Tales and Novels — Volume 05 by Maria Edgeworth
“From Densham’s very elaborate provisoes I think we may gather that he has a plan.”
From Mysterious Mr. Sabin by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
